The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Review by Gerhard Clausing • In 1992 an intriguing book with the title The Reconfigured Eye was published by MIT Press. In our current age of “fakery,” and especially in hindsight, the subtitle of that book is even more intriguing: “Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic Era.” The point of that book was that the digital... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • The use of the leporello technique for presenting a continuity of visuals has a long tradition. In picture postcard presentations, for example, there are interesting varieties going back to the end of the 19th century that present little fold-outs emerging from flaps that show various views of an area. In... Continue Reading →
By Gerhard Clausing • On Saturday, August 24, Douglas Stockdale and I spent a delightful day at LACP (Los Angeles Center of Photography) in Hollywood as jurors for the first LACP photographic book competition. Right from the start, we were pleased not only with the number of entries (well over 50), but especially with the... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • This ambitious project by Madhu Joseph John raises some challenging questions: Who are we, and where does our journey take us? Are our differences in appearance, age, location, preferences and our levels of experience really so important that we will allow them to be used as a basis for dividing... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • Nathaniel Grann, who grew up in the Midwest of the United States, raises three major questions in the introductory remarks to this photobook: “What makes a family click? – What holds a family together? – And, what allows for a family to move on from a troubled past?” As a young man... Continue Reading →
Photo Book Photography; Norman strobe set-up, April 2017 Copyright Douglas Stockdale While I was working on the printing of my artist book Bluewater Shore with the printing team at Dual Graphics, they offered me an opportunity to tour their facility to observe how they provide front-to-back color management for their book printing processes. This led... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2014 Terry Brown & Gordon Stettinius Photographic collaborators: Terry Brown (resides Richmond, VA) & Gordon Stettinius (resides Richmond, VA) USA Publisher: Candela Books (Richmond, Virginia) Essays: Dr. Manuel Moore, Terry Brown, Gordon Stettinius Text: English Hardcover book, embossed and tipped-in image, sewn binding, four-color lithography, index, printed by Worth Higgins & Associates, Richmond, VA Photobook designer: Sarah... Continue Reading →
Malformed - Forgotten Brains of the Texas Mental Hospital Copyright 2014 Adam Voorhes Photographer: Adam Voorhes (born San Jose, CA, resides Austin, TX, USA) Publisher: powerhouse Books (USA) Essay: Alex Hannaford Text: English Hardcover book with dust jacket, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in China Photobook designer: DJ Stout & Stu Taylor (TX) Notes: I obtained this book due... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2015 Jenny Riffle Photographer: Jenny Riffle (born WA, resides Seattle, WA, USA) Publisher: Zatara Press (USA) Essays: None Text: English Stiffcover book, glued binding, four-color lithography, two gate folds, Photographic Index, printed in Virginia (USA) Photobook designer: Not stated Notes: Documentary style photographic project by Riffle, a visual biography of an individual who is on a quest for treasures, but... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2015 Janire Najera Photographer/author: Janire Najera (born Spain, resides Spain & UK) Landscape photographer (panoramas): Matt Wright Published & copyright: 2015 Publisher: Spain Arts & Culture (Spanish Embassy) in conjunction with Editorial RM (Spain) Essays: Janire Najera, Orlando Romero, David Roybal, Alexander King Text: English & Espana (Spanish) Hardcover book, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in Spain... Continue Reading →
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